The BERSIH Rally – The Reconstruction of Reality and the Second Phase of Collective Movement

I like this open letter to Badawi written by fiction writer Beth Yahp, entitled Malaysian Narratives, dated Monday, 12 November 2007, in The Other Malaysia. She too writes about the absence of press freedom and the discrepancies between newspaper reports and the experiences of protesters.
An exerpt:
Like most of your state controlled media, Prime Minister Abdullah, [...]

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CIJ: Misinformation Reigns on the November 10 March

I am so glad that CIJ wrote this comment (see below). I have been appalled by the news coverage in the mainstream papers, in particular the New Straits Times. They either report wrongly, or have angles that are SO CLEARLY on the side of BN that they might as well be their publishing [...]

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The BERSIH March

I went for the BERSIH march yesterday – it was quite an experience! It was like watching an American action film in 3D and with surround sound, except that I was ‘on the set’ and part of the unfolding drama. Helicopters thudded overheard, scores of policemen lined the streets, and imposing red trucks with FRU [...]

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